The story
Blend of click + hijacking, coined by Jeremiah Grossman and Robert Hansen in 2008.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A malicious technique whereby part of a webpage is covered by transparent or misleading content that receives the user’s mouse clicks, thus causing them to execute commands they did not intend. Full definition →
Blend of click + hijacking, coined by Jeremiah Grossman and Robert Hansen in 2008.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.